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Bobby M. Pettyjohn, of Camden, was a man of prayer who spent his life witnessing to others about Jesus. When he passed away in 2008, his family wanted to honor his memory with a gift to Gardner-Webb, the University that helped Pettyjohn earn a college degree and the place where he met Carolyn, his wife of 55 years.

Visitors and residents alike will have the opportunity to experience firsthand where their food comes from, meet real farmers, watch artists in action, and event purchase something special, when the 2018 South Carolina Ag+Art Tour returns to comes to Kershaw County Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3.

The Historic Camden Foundation recently announced that it has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Central Carolina Community Foundation's (CCCF) Connecting Communities program. Historic Camden is one of 11 recipients and the only one from Kershaw County for this program. This funding will go towards the Redoubt Revitalization project, which aims to reconstruct, reinterpret, and beautify the earthen fort located next to the Kershaw-Cornwallis House.

Kershaw County Realtors Melissa Kinlaw (left) and Mindy Player (right) volunteer for Food For the Soul in Kershaw County by serving lunch to those in need. Kershaw County Board of Realtors is a local association made up of local and regional Realtors and businesses that work in the real estate profession in Kershaw County. Their goal is to provide top-notch service to buyers and sellers in the county and giving back to their community in which they work.

Lynches Fork Historical Society President Steven Stokes (right) with historian and author Miles Gardner show off Gardner's latest book during the society's April 10th meeting at the Bethune Woman's Club. Gardner spoke of the trials and adventures he had in researching his latest collection of local history stories. This collection of these stories is titled The Claret Book of Murder and Mayhem in Lancaster, Kershaw and Chesterfield Counties, and is the third book in this series. Gardner's books are available at Books on Broad and the Camden Archives & Museum, both located on Broad Street in Camden.

The Fine Arts Center (FAC) of Kershaw County will present a meet and greet with Academy Award winner and Camden native Samuel E. Wright on Saturday at 3 p.m. in the Wood Auditorium, 810 Lyttleton St., Camden. The event is free and open to the public. The FAC does request that you reserve your space by going online to Eventbrite. This special meet and greet with Samuel E. Wright is sponsored by Tony Scully, John Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Robinson, Jackson High School Class of 1967, Mr. and Mrs. William Prioleau, Mayor Alfred Mae Drakeford, Mr. and Mrs ...

The Palmetto Pony Club hosted the first ever Stick Horse Races at The Carolina Cup March 31, at the Springdale Race Course in Camden. The event was organized by the club's fundraising chair, Nancy Kennedy of Florence.